Austin vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	962K	726K

The cost of living in Austin is 146% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 985th and 5717th ($2444 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 489th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 217th and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Sagamihara

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	Austin	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$12309

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126